Fordel StudiosOpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs
What Happened
An intellectual property lawyer says OpenAI is "putting itself at great risk" with this approach.
Our Take
Look, this is OpenAI stepping on a legal landmine. Contractors don't own their past work—*clients* do. OpenAI asking for it means either they're ignorant of IP law or they're hoping contractors won't care. Either way, bad.
As builders, this is a cautionary tale. If you're contracting work, your client owns the code. You can't hand it over. If OpenAI actually tries to train on this stuff, the lawsuit gets ugly fast (and expensive for OpenAI).
Skip the noise—just don't upload proprietary work anywhere.
What To Do
If you're using OpenAI's training programs, assume anything you upload becomes their property; don't upload real client code.
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